The Monkey's Paw Vocab

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shamefacedly

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showing shame

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credulity

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willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility

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marred

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to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil

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ill-gotten

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acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means

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prosaic

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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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betokened

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to give evidence of; indicate: to betoken one's fidelity with a vow; a kiss that betokens one's affection.

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frivolous

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characterized by lack of seriousness or sense

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attribute

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to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated.

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coincidence

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a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance

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avaricious

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characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous